By Jeanne
My kids are pretty seasoned travelers, since we drive home to south Louisiana three or four times a year. It is a 7 hour trip, which can be challenging if you make the trip during the day. (If you can st...
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By Jeanne
Hidden in Fair Park in Dallas is a amazing experience for you and your family: Texas Discovery Gardens. My family went for the first time last summer after ...
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By rcooksey
After growing up cutting our own Christmas trees every year (local farmers were generally happy for us to remove cedar trees off their properties!), I was so excited as an adult to exchange that tradition with unpacking the artificial tree. While it may not be politically correct in these time...
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By rcooksey
Reader beware: If you are looking for a fully-research critique of local farmer's markets, this is not the article for you. If, however, you are looking for a large list with links to websites, photos (as I could find them and had time to include), and unofficial commentary if I've been ...
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By rcooksey
I grew up on a farm. Well, OK, it wasn't quite a "farm", but we had 5 acres, horses, chickens, and a combine (or wheat harvester for those of you unfamiliar with agricultural terms). Surrounding us were wheat fields, herds of cattle, soybean fields, and as much red Oklahoma dirt as one could get...
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By rcooksey
Learn how little changes make a big difference by attending WFAA-TV's Project Green Summit: Putting Green into Action. Win 4 tickets to the event by adding your favorite tip for living green in the comments below. Tickets are for the Richardson show at the Eisemann Center on Tuesday, Sep...
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By rcooksey
Did you know that there are 1.79 printed directories produced for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. each year? That's equivalent to basically 43 mature trees consumed per year per person for these weighty volumes - which in my household (at least) hit the recycle bin as soon as they hit...
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By rcooksey
Dermatologists tell us the first step in getting our skin ready for summer is to exfoliate. Makes sense. But before you run to the mall to buy an expensive product, raid your pantry. We're not talking SOS Pads (although that seems to be what my heels need after the winter months!)....
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By rcooksey
All of us have the ability and opportunity to make small changes in our everyday lives to make the world cleaner and healthier. Below are some of our favorites:
"Freecycling" - if you're like me, you periodically find lots of things around the house that you just don't need or use any ...
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By rcooksey
The Smell of Clean - Or Chemicals? Don't be Fooled by Your Own Nose!
Written by Angela McCall (pictured below)
"Eeewwweee, what is that smell?" I am sure you have heard your children say that thousands of times when a new smell assaults them or you ask them to take out the trash. R...
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